Cost of living comparison
Monrovia is 2.1 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Monrovia instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
UAH322.64
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
UAH164.01
|
$12.50
LRD2,418.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH24.62
|
$1.50
LRD290.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.54
|
$2.67
LRD515.87
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Kiev
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
UAH28.60
|
$1.36
LRD263.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
UAH158.33
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
UAH154.29
|
$6.37
LRD1,232.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
UAH79.78
|
$5.33
LRD1,031.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
UAH69.69
|
$4.48
LRD866.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.80
|
$0.91
LRD175.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
UAH24.45
|
$1.25
LRD242.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
UAH26.88
|
$1.81
LRD350.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
UAH39.86
|
$2.36
LRD456.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.61
|
$1.04
LRD202.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.37
|
$1.82
LRD351.60
|
|
pay 48.8% more for transportation
Kiev
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
UAH217.61
|
$3.94
LRD761.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
UAH376.41
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
UAH914,143.33
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
UAH150.56
|
$13.44
LRD2,600.34
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
UAH199.17
|
$49.87
LRD9,648.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
UAH17,982.37
|
$680.33
LRD131,610.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
UAH10,902.50
|
$158.33
LRD30,629.57
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
UAH2,959.02
|
$209.64
LRD40,555.07
|
|
pay 67.8% less for childcare
Kiev
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
UAH12,360.56
|
$132.44
LRD25,620.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
UAH221,135.53
|
$1,227.33
LRD237,427.26
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
UAH43.02
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
UAH53.37
|
$3.67
LRD709.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
UAH80.66
|
$6.87
LRD1,329.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,058.59
|
$66.50
LRD12,864.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
UAH161.32
|
$9.87
LRD1,910.29
|
|
pay 50.8% less for clothing
Kiev
|
Monrovia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
UAH2,598.11
|
$11.22
LRD2,169.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
UAH1,336.62
|
$26.58
LRD5,142.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
UAH3,084.59
|
$48.33
LRD9,350.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
UAH3,679.78
|
$36.50
LRD7,060.89
|
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